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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardback. "The Satyricon of Petronius", a comic novel written in the first century AD, is famous primarily for its amazing banquet tale, "Trimalchio's Feast." In this discussion of Petronius' masterful use of parody, the author offers an interpretation of the "Satyricon" as a whole. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207158
- ISBN
- 9780520207158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.02€ 45.80
€ 58.02
€ 45.80
Paperback. Presents hypotheses about the life of the farmer's daughter who married Shakespeare. This book asks questions, opens fields of investigation and research, and rights the wrongs done to Ann Shakespeare. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 288. 416 pages. Presents hypotheses about the life of the farmer's daughter who married Shakespeare. This book asks questions, opens fields of investigation and research, and rights the wrongs done to Ann Shakespeare. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Dimension: 195 x 132 x 28. Weight: 286.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747593003
- ISBN
- 9780747593003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.37
€ 23.99
€ 16.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062469892
- ISBN
- 9780062469892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.20
€ 26.99
€ 18.20
Paperback. A collection of the four major plays by Christopher Marlowe: Tamburlaine, Parts 1 and 2, The Jew of Malta, Edward II and Dr Faustus, with a new introduction by Brian Gibbons. All of these plays are widely studied at both A and undergraduate level. Editor(s): Gibbons, Professor Brian. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408149492
- ISBN
- 9781408149492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Christopher Marlowe's story of a Scythian shepherd who through using his brutality, lust for power and also his charm becomes a mighty conqueror and the King of Persia. Editor(s): Dawson, Anthony B. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 224 pages, c 5 photographs/line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713668148
- ISBN
- 9780713668148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. The esteem in which satyr drama was held in antiquity arouses curiosity and controversy. This title explores questions central to the genre, including how did satyr drama relate to comedy and tragedy; how closely was it tied to its tragic trilogy; and, how did the Athenians react to pro-satyric drama, such as the "Alcestis". Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- The Classical Press of Wales
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125036
- ISBN
- 9781905125036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.36
€ 80.36
Paperback. A poetic analysis of the great English poetic line, iambic pentameter, as used by Chaucer, Sidney, Milton, and particularly by Shakespeare. It offers a survey of Shakespeare's brilliantly varied metrical keyboard and shows how it augments the expressiveness of his characters' stage language. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520076426
- ISBN
- 9780520076426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
€ 28.28
Paperback. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 207 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405807043
- ISBN
- 9781405807043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. This edition sheds light on Farquhar's work, highlighting its status as an account of army corruption and sexual intrigue, and its relevance to later literature such as Brecht's Trumpets and Drums, Keneally's The Playmaker, and Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good. Editor(s): Stern, Tiffany. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713673791
- ISBN
- 9780713673791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.28
€ 19.28
Paperback. This is a fresh, up to date and accessibly written critical edition for literature and drama students. An authoritative and academically rigorous edition, edited by leading Cambridge scholar, Jean Chothia, under the guidance of the advisor to the Shaw Estate and international Shaw expert, Len Connolly. Editor(s): Chothia, Jean. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 224 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713679960
- ISBN
- 9780713679960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Few writers have transformed literature and theater so dramatically. Based on Henry J. Schmidt's translations of The Hessian Messenger, Danton's Death, Lenz, Leonce and Lena, and Woyzeck. Editor(s): Smith, Matthew Wilson. Translator(s): Schmidt, Henry J. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393933512
- ISBN
- 9780393933512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Looks at the way five of the comedies have been staged over the last 50 years, asking how gender politics affects the production of the comedies, and how gender is represented, both in the text and on stage. Series: Gender in Performance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSGS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415096966
- ISBN
- 9780415096966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. An actor's deepest desire is to be understood. But when asked to pronounce such words as 'chanson,' 'phantasime,' or 'quaestor,' many otherwise unflappable actors can be rendered speechless. This title aims to untie those tongues and help those who speak Shakespeare's language with ease. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226491158
- ISBN
- 9780226491158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.10
€ 94.73
€ 79.10
Paperback. An actor's deepest desire is to be understood. But when asked to pronounce such words as "chanson," "phantasime," or "quaestor," many otherwise unflappable actors can be rendered speechless. This book aims to untie those tongues and help anyone speak Shakespeare's language with ease. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226006314
- ISBN
- 9780226006314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Garratt, Delia; Hamling, Tara. Num Pages: 136 pages, 50 colour illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002957
- ISBN
- 9781474222266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Powerful new readings of the Shakespearean tragic hero. Editor(s): Garner, Shirley Nelson; Sprengnether, Madelon. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253210272
- ISBN
- 9780253210272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Proposes a new way to read the emotions of the early modern stage so that contemporary readers may recover some of the historical particularity in early modern expressions of emotional self-experience. Num Pages: 290 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213828
- ISBN
- 9780226213828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801480607
- ISBN
- 9780801480607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300218329
- ISBN
- 9780300218329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.31
€ 40.99
€ 29.31
Hardback. This book is new in the way it tackles the problem of imagining performances of Shakespeare as you read his plays. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623716
- ISBN
- 9780748623716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65€ 97.45
€ 100.65
€ 97.45